Piaggio P.16
Military
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The Piaggio P.16 was an Italian heavy bomber that first flew in 1934, powered by three engines and designed for long-range bombing missions. Featuring a 22-meter wingspan, 13.3-meter fuselage, and 2,000-kilometer range, it represented Italian attempts at strategic bombing capability. The three-engine configuration provided redundancy while the range allowed operations across the Mediterranean. This ambitious design documented Italian determination to develop competitive heavy bombers.
Technische Daten
- Einsatzrolle
- Heavy bomber
- Herkunft
- Italy
- Besatzung
- 4
- Triebwerke
- 3
- Erstflug
- 1934
- Länge
- 13,3 m
- Spannweite
- 22 m
- Höchstgeschwindigkeit
- 400 km/h
- Reichweite
- 2.000 km